e Tech Systems - ACT! 2006 User Group Meetings

ACT! User Group 2006 Meeting Schedule
Date / Time	Location	Topic	Description
April 18, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM	Schaumburg Public Library [1st Floor - Classroom]	Improving your communications with better emails sent from ACT!	Learn what's new and see ACT! 2006 live. Learn the differences between the emailing from inside ACT! versus using an external service such as SwiftPage! Steve and Alan will share email marketing insights that will help you create better email campaigns, increase your open rates, maintain your lists, and be the best email marketer you can be. Any one using any version of ACT! is welcome, novice or expert. Guest Speaker: Mr. Steve Atkins, ACT! Certified Consultant.
June 14, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM	Schaumburg Public Library [Computer Lab]	Improving your connectivity with a Blackberry, ACT! and Handheld Contact	Learn what's new and see ACT! 2006 live. Learn the differences between the synching ACT! with a PDA versus using a Blackberry with an external service such as Handheld Contact. Steve and Alan will share marketing insights that will help you use ACT! to increase your sales. Handheld Contact is ACT! on your BlackBerry with Wireless Sync . . . The Handheld Contact by J2X Technologies Inc. software puts your favorite ACT! features on the BlackBerry and the wireless synchronization service keeps your BlackBerry and ACT! database always up-to-date throughout the day! It's like having ACT! on your BlackBerry. Any one using any version of ACT! is welcome, novice or expert. Guest Speaker: Mr. Steve Atkins, ACT! Certified Consultant
Sept 14, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM	Schaumburg Public Library [Rasmussen North]	ACT! 2007 (version 9) An introduction More info	See a live demo of the new ACT Version. Get an overview, learn what's new, and get a comparison to previous versions of ACT! Top 10 new features and benefits of ACT 2007 Premium: Work the way you are accustomed by utilizing Outlook as your preferred e-mail client. Ensure you have a history of all e-mail sent, even if you are working in Outlook while in ACT!. Track e-mail received in Outlook on your ACT! contact record for a full view of all e-mail interactions. Quickly and easily get new contacts into ACT!. Quickly view your most recent communications with a contact using the Last E-mail field. Never worry about synching ACT! and Outlook calendars. Ensure database reliability with Automatic Database Maintenance. Find exactly what you are looking for, quickly and easily, with improved search capabilities. View multiple notes at once and preview the critical ones using the new split-panel notes feature. Enforce your business security preferences by restricting data access at the field level. More info on ACT! Software
November 2, 2006 7 PM - 9 PM	Schaumburg Public Library [Adult Classroom]	ACT! 2007 (version 9) Upgrading	Learn how to upgrade safely. Hear user experiences with the new version.

Discussions are moderated by Alan Lee, ACT! Certified Consultant and Sales Automation Expert

Exchange ideas, learn shortcuts, and keep abreast of the latest developments. Both novice and experienced ACT! users are welcome. Meetings start with a lecture/demonstration and conclude with an open question and answer session. Meetings in Schaumburg run from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Meetings are FREE and open to the public. No reservations are required.

The Chicago ACT! User Group is a Special Interest Group of the Chicago Computer Society and jointly sponsored with E Tech Systems and Sage. Call the ACT! User Group Coordinator, Alan Lee, at (847) 352-4770 for questions on the group or email us with address changes.